Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing

Today, I just wanted to bring to you what I think is a really, really good idea. It was something that came to me as I was thinking on the things that constitute a good, precise, well-written, tight sentence. This is something I believe every writer, like, you know, a writer who writes anything needs...

Found in the Woods

When my editor, Jamie West, and I were working on the manuscript she reminded me of a wonderful passage in Job 12:7-10. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4...

Write the Vision ~ Wednesday

There is no pit so deep that God's love is not deeper still. Corrie Ten Boom uttered those words. They are words that have been a great inspiration in times of trouble. Sometimes writers may get stuck or blocked or feel that they're in a pit so deep they can't get out. God's love is deeper still. Ask...

Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing

The editing process does not stop when an author is satisfied with his manuscript. When preparing to submit a piece for consideration by a publisher, great care should be taken to ensure that the submission guidelines are followed very closely.Some items to check include the following:Word Count: ...

Write the Vision ~ Wednesday

Once upon a time in a kingdom faraway, King Colon met Queen Comma and they wed. A child was born to this couple--a hybrid child, Princess Semicolon. Everyone hated this baby that was neither like Queen Comma nor King Colon. The lords and ladies of Grammarland wanted to hide her away. “I have...

Thursday's Tips: Description Without Author Intrusion

You can learn a lot by reading a brochure. How deep is the Grand Canyon? How high is Mount Hood? Tourists appreciate being wowed by those facts, don’t they? Same is true of visiting a museum and reading the plaques as you go.  But fiction readers not only don’t need all those facts, they...